The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-19
The Recent Brutal Eviction Cases in
ireland.
Severely Denounced by the London
Standard.
TWO Vienna Papers confiscated for
Speaking Of Military Preparations.
a Move to Ignore Queen vIctoria's
Birthday.
A British Cunboat and Several OF
the Crew Lost.
Twelve Persons Killed in a Panic at
London Theatre.

LONDON, Jan. lo-IHe oIanuaru, referring
to recent evictions in Ireland, says: There
are beyond question cases that bring shame
and discredit upon the whole body Of land
lords in Ireland-cases in which owners have
not behaved with any show Of respect for
equity, and have done gross wrong to those
whose happiness :and lives depended upon
forbearance Such landlords have no right
to be supplied by the government with means
for enforcing DEGREES granted them by the
strict process of the law. Some of this win
ter's eyictions have been inhuman specta-
cles, fit only for barbarous country and
barbarous age. The government may well
consider whether it is not time to dissociate
the action Of the Irish executive from the
enforcement of such DEGREES"
MIR. William O'Brien yesterday handed TO
Lord Dillon a check for fsOoo, the amount OF
the rents collected on the latt9rs Irish es-
tates, together with guarantee that the Dal-
ance would be promptly paid, subject 10 ~
per cent reduction.
Several Germans in England have receiv-
ed kilograms from the German Consulate in
London requesting them to be prepared TO
return to Germany at twenty-four hours no
tice and report for duty at their respective
military reserve headquarters.
"A 1rlQnJtul dCclutHt HdpDtUtu HtIt lulS
evening. The Hebrew Dramatic Club gave
an entertainment at the theatre in Princess
street Spitafelds, which was attended by
about 500 persons, mostly Jews. Some one
in the gallery, doubtless for joke, shouted
"Flrep The gas was Immediately turned
off at the meter and a terrible panic ensued.
The people rushed in solid mass Tor the
doors, and numbers were trodden under foot.
When the panic had subsidized IT was found
twelve women and five youths had been
trampled TO death in the rush TO escape, and
many others were injured.
VIENNA. Jan. 1S.-The whole editions Of
two newspapers in this city were contiscated
yesterday because they contained detailed
accounts Of the governments military pre-
parati0ns The Censor, however, dld not
touch the Deutsche Zeitung, which announces
mObiliZing experiment with one brigade,
and says that strategic railway from Dem
bica Galicia, to NadbazeZie, on the frontier,
will be hastily completed.
PARIS. Jan. IS-In the Senate yesterday
Admiral Veron complained of attacks made
upon the rights of French fishermen In New
foundland waters, and he instanced the ease
of st. Major vessel which had been forbid
den to fish. M. Flourens, Minister OF For
eign Affairs, replied that the case OF the ST.
Major vessel was now the subject OF inquiry;
that the government intended to enforce re-
spect for the existing treaties and had sent
the necessary orders to the commander OF
the French naval station.
BERLIN, Jan. 1S.-The central committees
of the Conservative, Imperial and National
parties have agreed to cooperate In the elec-
ti0ns, in order to preserve the present aggre-
gate strength Of the three parties, by the
nomination of only one supporter OF the Sep
tennate bill in each electoral district. In the
event Of second ballots being necessary, the
votes of the three Sparties will be given to
one candidate. The Socialist election lists
have been completed. All parties have
opened the campaign with energy.
The BadiSche LandesiZeitung announced
that arrangements have been made to hold
an exhibition of American products at
Mannheim inathe autumn. Illustrations OF
life in America will also be presented, and
| the exhibition is especially intended to show
what Germans have done TO promote culture
| and business enterprise in the United States.
LONDON, Jan. 1s.-At a meeting at Old
ham yesterday, the Mayor presiding,a motion
| to ignore the Queens jubilee was carried,
| whereupon the Mayor said that there were
| enough present in favor of celebration TO
| warrant his going on with preparations for
| the event. A great uproar ensued, the
| Mayor being roundly hissed and hooted.
The British gunbOat Firm was wrecked to-
| day on the Northumberland coast. Nine
| teen of the crew were saved by means OF the
| rocket apparatus of the life saving service.
| The fate Of the others is as. yet unknown.
| The Firm is a composite gun6oat OF 400 tons,
| and has been used as tender TO the IRON
turret ship Devastation.
| The Liberal and Irish Nationalist Clubs Of
| London are arranging to hold great public
/ meeting at st. James's Hall to express lndig-
| nation at the cruelty and inhumanity shown
| in the recent evictions on the Winn estates
| at Glenbeigh, County Kerry, Ireland. The
| Rt. Hon. James StanSfed Will preside.
A man named Geo. Franklin Anderson,
who describes himself as an American soli-
citor, aged 81 years, and residing at Hotel
Metropole in London, was charged in MARI
borough street police court today with OBJ
tanning large sums of money by fraudulent
means from Charles Deakin, of Susquehanna,
Pa. Anderson had pretended to be engaged
in recovering property in England belonging
to ancestors Of Deakin and had succeeded In
swindling his victim out of about S20OOt
which DealSin had given him TO further pros
ecution of the work. Anderson was re.
maDded for hearing, bail being refused.
Memorial service in honor Of the late Lord
Iddesleigh was held today in Westminster
Abbey. THE Duke Of Cambridge, Prime
Minister Salisbury, many representatives O
the nobility and a throng Of prominent mem
bers Of all political parties were present.